No customer will be excluded in government’s bailout package for persons whose funds have been locked-up in the 53 defunct fund management companies since November 2019. This assurance was given by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Earlier indications suggested that customers of Blackshield Capital Management Limited and three other fund management firms would not […] The post No

The Ghana Psychological Association (GPA) is calling on law enforcers to ensure that persons who engage in mob action are brought to book. Another alleged witch was nearly lynched on Saturday, August 29, 2020, by the youth of Sumpini, a farming community in the West Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region. Meri Ibrahim, a 60-year-old […] The post Persons

The Overlord of the Wa Traditional Area, Naa Fuseini Saidu Pelpuo IV is urging political parties to engage in issue-based campaign. Naa Fuseini Saidu Pelpuo IV said that approach will be in the best interest of Ghana. He was speaking in Wa today, September 2, 2020, during a visit by the flagbearer of the National […] The post Upper West: Engage in issue-based

The Bureau of Public Safety (BPS) is calling on the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu to immediately withdraw the 150-dollar fee charged for COVID-19 test at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). The Managing Director of the Ghana Airport Company Limited, Yaw Kwakwa on Monday, August 31, 2020, announced that passengers who come into the […] The post $150

An independent presidential candidate for the 2020 presidential polls, Marricke Gane is calling for an overhaul of Ghana’s 1992 Constitution. According to him, the world has evolved thereby making the 1992 constitution lose its relevance. “We have a constitution that has not grown at the rate at which the people have evolved. We have a […] The post Ghana’s

Africa Medical Supplies Platform (AMSP) has announced a new collaboration to facilitate the supply of medicines from the Novartis Pandemic Response Portfolio to AU member states and Caricom countries. The AMSP portal is an online marketplace that enables the supply of COVID-19-related critical medical equipment in Africa. It was developed under the leadership of the […] The post Novartis

The Ghana Union of Traders’ Association (GUTA) has accused members of the Nigerian Union of Traders Association in Ghana (NUTAG) of feeding the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari with false information concerning retail trade in Ghana. NUTAG, had earlier complained that its members had over time endured a series of “progressive acts of hostility” allegedly […] The post Call

The Kotoka International Airport has been opened to international traffic and on 1st September 2020, it received its first batch of passengers from around the world.     The post Kotoka International Airport receives its first batch of passengers appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in

The Association of Aggrieved Teachers are demanding their unpaid payments, which they say go as far back as 2013.   The post Association of Aggrieved Teachers demands unpaid ‘legacy arrears’ from government appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana.

Standard Chartered Bank has extended a hand of support, through the donation of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), to Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi, the Tamale Teaching Hospital and Prampram Polyclinic`. The PPEs which included N95 masks, disposable coveralls and surgical gloves come on the backdrop of these areas becoming key testing and isolation centers, […] The post Standard

Samia Nkrumah says her decision to re-battle for the Jomoro parliamentary seat in the upcoming elections is borne out of a desire to genuinely serve and not for selfish ambition. The former Chairperson of the Conventions People’s Party (CPP) and former Member of Parliament for Jomoro, is this time around contesting as an independent candidate. […] The post My

Residents of Tongo are begging the government to come to their aid and fix the Tongo-Beo road, as it is nearly unmotorable.   The post Tongo residents beg government to fix Tongo-Beo road appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana.

Three customers of the defunct BlackShield Co. Ltd have been arrested by the police. This is after the customers of the company picketed at the Finance Ministry, to demand answers from the Finance Minister on when their locked up funds will be paid.   The post 3 customers of BlackShield Co. Ltd arrested for picketing at Finance Ministry appeared

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is demanding an independent probe of the valuations of royalty rights in the Agyapa Royalties deal before backing down on some contentions with the deal. At a press conference on Tuesday, September 1, 2020, the Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu said a future National Democratic Congress government will not honour the […] The post NDC

Diamond Cement Ghana Ltd has warned of scammers on the internet using its name to collect money for the purported supply of cement. “We hereby inform all the people of Ghana and elsewhere globally that Diamond Cement Group does not transact any cash/cheque transaction on online or inform to pay the money in their bank […] The post Diamond Cement Ghana warns

About 80,000 persons within the Greater Accra Region have been classified as poor and vulnerable. This was announced by the Ghana National Household Registry of the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection after engaging in a rapid data collection exercise. The data was compiled during the lockdown imposed by the President, Nana Akufo-Addo, earlier […] The post About

Last year, I wrote a column about Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and think tanks. I am revisiting the subject and I crave your indulgence if there is a lot of repetition. The CSOs are currently very busy doing what they do best, which is to point out what the government is doing […] The post Elizabeth Ohene writes: All-knowing neutrals

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) is urging local manufacturers of cosmetics and household chemical substances to register with the Authority. Over the years, only a few start-ups were able to register their products at the FDA due to the challenges they encountered during the registration process as well as inherent difficulties in meeting regulatory […] The post FDA

A number of employees of the Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Ghana Limited will soon be discharged of their duties. This was announced in a statement signed by the Business Unit Managing Director WAC of the Company, Felix Gomis. According to the statement, this declaration of redundancy has come about due to challenges faced by the […] The post Coca-Cola

Government has re-launched its COVID-19 tracker months after it was first launched in Ghana. Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia first launched the GH COVID-19 Tracker App on April 13, 2020 to help boost government’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic in Ghana. Speaking at the re-launch of the upgraded GH COVID-19 tracker App on Wednesday, September […] The post Communications